Poor Performance with Photo AI

Topaz Photo AI General
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Hello!

I am using Photo AI to improve noisy photos shot in poor lighting. I’m always shooting RAW to yield the best results.

However, Photo AI runs REALLY slow on my computer. Exporting a single CR2 RAW file with the standard denoise, sharpen and facial recovery can take between 1-2 minutes per image. When exporting a batch of photos (Say 50 or 60), it can take well over an hour. Cameras used are a Canon 5D IV/1DXII/6DII.

I switched the AI processor to the GPU, but speeds didn’t improve that much.

My computer is a custom machine which is a fair bit beefier than the “system requirements”. Specs below.

Ryzen 5600X
32GB DDR4-3200 (2x16)
Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB

Can this be improved by upgrading the hardware, or am I stuck?

Thanks in advance!

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Can you check which Raw Remove Noise model is getting used? The Strong model has a bug currently that is causing it to run on the CPU only which is slow. We are working on a solution to get it working on the GPU again which will hopefully be added in the next 1-2 weeks so it processes quickly.

Are you using upscaling with these images as well? That can significantly increase the processing speed as well.

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Yes, it is “Strong” RAW which is causing slowdowns. How will I know when the bug has been repaired?

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The simplest way is to keep updating Topaz Photo AI. You can check the release notes to see if we have added the Raw Remove Noise - Strong GPU models back. That should be in the release this Thursday, given there are no bugs during testing.